Argentina's INTA seeks a better future for the olive oil sector

Olimerca.- A team of specialists from the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) Catamarca (Argentina) has proposed various practices to increase the productivity of the olive oil sector in the region. With 30 years of research, they propose varieties adapted to local conditions, extension and transfer of irrigation technologies, studies for the modernization and mechanization of management, enhancement of the quality of local oils and the use of waste from the olive industry. For this reason, for three decades, a research team from INTA Catamarca has focused on technological support for the activity. Luis Prenol, researcher at the Agricultural Experimental Station of INTA Catamarca, explained that "with the objective of technologically supporting the consolidation of the sector, and based on the productive potential, INTA Catamarca is carrying out innovation plans in relation to various axes. First, obtaining varieties adapted to local conditions through the ...